Favorite Trails!
 

What is the best trail that you have ever ridden on?

Thanks in advance!

I have ridden on dozens of "best" trails.

The "best" trail is often the one that you find yourself riding on at any given moment.

Wow...... Not sure on best trail.............. But I love Winter Park, CO, Best town....

While home at Colorado Springs... Palmer Park - Cheyenne, Tempalton, Palmer point
Gold Camp - Seven Bridges, section 16
Ute Valley - (no name) go to top, turn left, down the rocky trail

The best trail**********? Long branch to Butter Gap in Pisgah last Tue. Fun dry and fast. Thais will change on Sat. becuse I will be riding some other trail and that will be my fav.

The parking lot in my condo complex. (I'm afraid of nature.)

fire trails above uc santa cruz.

pretty tame by mtb trail standards, but i have some great memories.

my home trails at the south end of Georgian Bay

Porcupine Rim - Moab, Utah
Amassa Back - Moab, Utah
Caney Bottom, Buttergap, Cat Gap Loop, Black Mountain - Pisgah, NC
Old Fort Trail - NC (off of I-40)
Kanawha State Forest - Charleston, WV
Bear Mountain - Slatyfork, WV
Red Run - Slatyfork, WV

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My favorite (the best) at the moment is owls roost, which is here in town. It just happens to be the trail I've ridden most here lately.

yeah i have no 'best' trails. they are all 'best' for some reason or another.

there's the "ellen davis trail" that's literally like 3 blocks from my house, itself is singletrack and about 1 mile long, 1 short steep hill, and thats it. but it connects via MUPs and other short singletrack trails to make a 40 mile loop while barely ever touching roads. now that's flippin awesome as far as im concerned. a great daily ride of adjustable length

then there's the lacamas lake trail, not very technical, most of it is doubletrack, but it is on a mountain, so if you park at the bottom you can climb climb climb to get the HR up, then fly down it back to the car, do that a few times and it's fun and a great work out, and there's many side trails with waterfalls, dry rock riverbeds, etc.. a great afternoon or weekend workout

then we have the tarbell/bells mtn/jones creek trail systems. very technical, very steep, about a 20 to 40 minute drive from my house, depending on which trailhead you want to go to. aggressive xc, freeride, all mountain, all can be found on this trail system. also about 3 miles of flat easy stroller trails too. it starts with 1.6miles of baby stroller trails to the trailhead, then its a 35% climb for about 3 miles, muddy, rooty, switchbacks. then it becomes fairly easy rolling hills for about 4 miles, then it gets more steep downhills, steep climbs, log rides, mountain vistas, etc.. for about a 18 mile loop on the main trail. the forest service says there's about 440 miles of forest roads and motorbike trails within this system so you could be going here for years and not see everything. sweet.

then there's powell butte. its right in the middle of the city, a huge butte over looking Portland on every side. some hills and lots of windy trails. lots of dog poop and hippies but not a bad ride, and great views. similar to but different from the lacamas trail.

Then we have Bend, Oregon. I only got to ride 2.5 trails in this wonderful mtb friendly town. 1 was "shevlin park" basically a 6 mile stretch of easy rolling singletrack. not hard at all but you basically coast for 6 miles staying around 16mph with barely pedaling. lots of fun. another one was Phil's trail. you can either do 22 miles up a gradual hill with rolling dips. or do 3 miles up an excruciating climb then 22 miles coasting down the rolling dips. parallel to the 3 mile climb is a downhill dirt jump track. side trails can meander you into the forest another 60miles up mt bachelor. we intend to return this summer with a lot more available time.

Let us not forget Mt Hood. you can get a day use ski lift pass and ride all the ski slopes, ranging from the bunny slope to double-diamond. they recommend FS with hydros for the double diamond. i know a guy that spent up a new set of V pads in 1 day there. they also have wheeled toboggan rides when you get tired. farther down the same road are some "epic aggro xc" trails. locals offer 1 day, 3day and 7 day mtb guided excursions.

if you've read all this then by now you know there is no best, they all rule.

The trails where I felt the most joy and fun, as well as hitting that zone would be

Best "Zone" and or severe pain
River Runs Through it
Gargamel
Foreplay

Best "Lift"
There are also a couple of lift assisted trails I love
Just about any trail up garbonzo
Lower whistler DH

Best "xc"
Thrill Me Kill Me to comfortably numb
OR
Both of those trails individually. Classic

Best "need to ride but don't want to trek to the trail head trail"
Emerald Forest
Lost Lake Markel trails

those would be some of my "bests"...

Total Zen, you can't get any better than that :beer:

For me, Time Killer on Sumas Mountain in Abbotsford/Sumas.

CBC on Mt. Seymour was one of the more memorable trails I rode last year. Lots of soul up there.

Man... around Connecticut, the trails are named things like: Red or Green or Purple or Yellow.

With 200 trails within riding distance that would sure get confusing....

Whos up for fuscha?...(sp)
Sorry man, I am all over purple...
**** I wanted to ride black and blue :D

THAT one is on my "must-do" list for someday.

Old Springs which goes down into Tenessee valley. Fast, curvy, bumpy, good camber, hard on you and the bike, but oh so rewarding.

Hmmmmmm, that sounds like a good ride..........:D

It was awesome! Unfortunately we took a left instead of a right when riding up to Black Mountain though. We ended up having to do a hike a bike up about 1/3 of the trail. It was well worth it though.

Caney Bottom, Burnt Mtn, or Mohican Wilderness

1.Whoop-De-Do Trail Tucson Az!
Starts at 9200' at Summerhaven just outside Tucson,drops down to 3100' in just 7-8 miles,has these jumps/ramps every few hunderd yards or so...Fast with LOTS of air!!

2.Gates Pass, also in Tucson.
Miles of some of the Sonora Deserts most wonderful single track that criss-crosses all over!

I Think Tucson is one of the US's most underrated places to ride,for both on and off road it does'nt get much better than this!

Ah, good point.

For someone who has "singletrack mind" is his sig I'm surprised that you would list such a wide, anti-singletrack, piece of trail as your favorite.

Heck, right across Tennessee Valley is Miwok which is much more fun IMO and if you want true singletrack, you can just cruise over the hill and ride Tenderfoot which blows anything near Tennessee Valley away.

Lack of a car means that I'm limited to riding only what I can bike to, so Tenderfoot is out of the question. As far as the section of Miwok on the north side of Tenessee Valley, it's a pain in the ass getting up to the top, considering it's already been 25 miles, with at least another 25 to get home. The singletrack is fun though, but as far as effort/reward, the Old Springs has it beat from my end. In my mind, the Old Springs also has the Miwok beat because it's where I really first understood mountain biking, when I used to ride down it on my old Univega. My reason for picking the Old Springs as my favorite is really half sentimental, and half because it's often the zenith of my ride before I head back to the city. I know for a fact that there is better, more singletrack-ey singletrack up and down the coast, even in the city, but the Old Springs is still my favorite in my mind.

N. California area: off 80 in Auburn , Forest Hill exit, nice trails and see lots of wildlife. Also some trails around Cool (yes, the town's name) which kicked me and my hardtails butt. My favorite scenic ride: out of Ft. Bragg (N. Cal. coast) and riding up in and out of the redwoods in fog, mist, sun,...I think I saw God on the trail (riding an old Klein) it is so darn beautiful.

most memorable trail/ most want to do it again asap/ best a$$ whipping I ever got would be Duncan Hollow on Massenutten mt..
the place I ride next will be my favorite no matter where it is.
favorite trail(s) to frequent; Pocahontas state park
favorite place to ride for solitude, stress relief, and rehab; Petersburg National Battlefield Park

Tower of Power in Pemberton.

Word!

I've just finished a ride at Beaver Lake, which is only a few minutes from my house. It is all singletrack, no elevation, and very well travelled so I wouldn't normally consider it a great ride. But this evening, it's very nice with only cool temps and a clear sky with only very high wisps of clouds. While I was riding, the day made the transistion to night, moving through that period of time when your light doesn't really do much to help you see, and it was absolutely perfect. I was able to put in an hour and a half of steady riding and only saw 4 other riders in the park. I practically had the whole place to myself. Just my bike and me rolling along the trail, splashing through the mud puddles, and having a blast.

Who needs a health club membership??